Combination potato masher and beater



C. C. DEFENBAUGH. COMBINATION POTATO MASHER AND BEATER. APPLICATIONFILED MAR. 31, I920.

' Patented Sept. 21, 1920.

A TTORNEY COMBIN Tfon ro'r Application filed March 31, 1920. SerialSpecification of Letters Patent.

.T 0 all whom it may concern):

Be it known that I, CARL a citizen of the United States, city ofVVinnemucc 5 have invented new a in Combination Potato ers, of which thefollo reference being had to the drawings. 7

present invention is a combination potato masher and beater.

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strong and eflicient kit of a combination way beater, so assembled thatprimary object is preferably a and nd useful Improvements residing inthe State of Nevada,

Mashers and Beatwin is a s ecification accompanying to provide a simple,

chen utensil in the potato masher and constructed of metal and the baseplate may be turned perpendicularly to the handle, so that the utensilmay or may be turned para use as a beater.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a pers sil with the handle to the base plateso that used as a potato masher.

Fig. plate turned horizont use as a potato beater.

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2 is a similar 3 is a detail of the the method of mounting 4; is adetail of lower view ally to the handle for be used as a potato masher,llel to the handle for pective view of the utenturned perpendicularlythe utensil may be showing the base base plate showing the lock lugsthereon, which lugs are adapted to adjustably engage the handle.

Fig. spring fork at the the handle with a end, adapted to adjustablyengage the lock lugs shown in 3. In carrying out the invention,I'PI'OVldG a baseplate 1, wh form and is per holes 2, through whichpasses in the process of ing. The base p vex on a cross section, turneddownwardly, w

more efliciently engages the base plate 1 at d1 points near theperiphery mount the two lock lugs triangular in shap ed for position ngupo ich is preferably circular forated with a plurality in of themashedpotato mashing and beatlate 1 may be concavo-conwith the concave sidehereby the base plate the potato. Upon ametrically opposite thereof, Irlgidly 3. These lugs are e, one wing 4: being adaptn the base platewhile the other wing 5 projects perpendicularly therefrom, the wingstoward one another.

ly pierce the base plate 1 an being turned inward- I Rivets or screws 6d the wings 4-. of the G. DEFENBAUGH,

. What I claim to 1. A potato masher and beater comprising- ATO ivrAsnnnrat 'BEATEBn Patented se t. 21, 1920.

lock lugs, for the purpose of permanently anchormg the latter to thebase plate. The perpendicular wings 5 of the lock lugs carry upon theirinner faces longitudinal grooves '7, disposed likewise perpendicularlyto the holes 8 extend hbld the handle in upright, perpendicular plate 1,or horiposition relative to the base zontal thereto, as the'handle maybe turned one way or the other. Thus,'the utensil may be adapted foreither mashing potatoes, or for beating the same, as desired, by turningthe base plate either perpendicular or horl- I zontal to the handle.

The concavo-convex form of the base plateenables it to more effi cientlyengage the potato mass.

While I have herein described a certain specific method of constructingand assembling the elements of my invention, it is understood same maybe varied in minor details, not departing from the spirit of myinvention asdefined in the appended claims.

be new and patentableis:

a perforate base plate; two lock lugs permanently mounted atdiametrically opposite points on the top of the base plate; atransverse, hole and connected longitudinal groove and transverse grooveformed on'the inner face of each lock lug, as handle engaging means; anda spring forked handle and an outstanding finger on each prong thereof,said fingers being adapted to engage the transverse holes, and theprongs to engage the longitudinal and transverse grooves, of the locklugs, handle to the base plate and for holding said elements inperpendicular. or horizontal relation to one another.

2. A potato masher and beater comprising a circular, erforate,concave-convex base as means 'for'connecting the.

a s r w mm holes 8 of the lock lugs, one at each r at diametricallyopposite points on the top of the base plate; a transverse hole and con:

nected longitudinal groove and transverse groove formed on the innerface of each lock lug, as handle engaging means; and a spring forkedhandle and an outstanding finger on each prong thereof said fingersbeing adapted to engage the transverse holes, and the prongs to engagethe longitudinal and transconnecting the handle to the base plate andfor holding said elementsinperpendicular or horizontal relation to oneanother.

CARL BAUGH. Witnesses: v V l A, H. DIoKsoN; VDAYE DEFENVBAUGHV

